California Wildfires: State Military Reservists Answer the Call

When the California National Guard was activated in early December to aid fire relief efforts in the southern part of the state, the California State Military Reserve’s Installation Support Command also answered the call. California State Military Reserve Staff Sgt. James Fitzgerald, left, and California State Military Reserve Spc. Juan Ossa, right, both with the Installation Support Command, finish logging delivering supplies to a wildfire response staging area at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Calif., Dec. 11, 2017. The pair were put on emergency state active duty to augment the base's security forces as the base became a hub for 24/7 operations by the California National Guard and other agencies responding to multiple wildfires burning in Southern California. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman Logging Supplies California State Military R...